Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-049

Haldeman & Camp David Operator on John W. Dean, III

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 12:45 PM–1:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 38 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Camp David OperatorConversation044-049 on Tape 44StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 12:45 PMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-049 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the Camp David operator to facilitate communication while he is meeting with President Nixon. The conversation serves to arrange a subsequent meeting with John W. Dean, III, regarding his schedule and availability. Haldeman provides instructions for Dean to wait at his office until he arrives from his session with the President.

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I'll talk to you when you get down here.

I'm in with the president now.

Oh, you are?

Yeah.

All right.

I'm going to leave in about five minutes.

Go on over to my office.

All right.

Okay, good.

Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-049

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 425-10B]

       Call to John W. Dean, III

Haldeman conferred with the President at an unknown time.

       Dean [?]
            -Notification [?]

       Dean's schedule
            -Meeting with Haldeman

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044-047 12:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 12:36 pm.
425-009 12:35 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:36 pm.
044-048 12:45 PM · 6 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:45 pm.
425-010 12:45 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Camp David operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-049, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-049 (accessed October 1, 2026).